Bottle-holder.



B. R. KINTZQ BOTTLE HOLDER. APPLIOATION FILED MAR.30.1908.

PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFron.

ROBERTR. KINTZ, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE INTERNATIONALSILVER 00., OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-HOLDER.

- Application filed. March 30, 1908.

do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to bea full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the same, and-which saiddrawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in--Figure 1. a side view partially in section of a bottle holderconstructed in accordance with my invention, showing a bottle placedtherein. Fig. 2 a broken sectional view of.

the upper portion of the holder on an enlarged scale.

This invention relates to an improvement in bottle holders, that is, aholder of cupshape, formed from metal in an ornamental manner andadapted to receive bottles of ale, beer or similar substances as aneatway of serving the same. These cups or holders are formed from metaland usually they are comparatively soft metal so that they may bereadily drawn, but it is necessary that these cups should be adapted toreceive bottles slightly varying in size and also so firmly grip thebottle as not to drop away if the bottle is lifted by the neck or allowthe bottle to slip out of the holder when the holder is turned. Theseholders have been formed with integral fingers, but such integralfingers lack the necessary spring to successfully hold the bottle.

The object of this invention is to provide cup-shaped holders of softmetal with inwardly extending fingers of spring metal which will firmlygrasp the bottle when placed in the holder; and the invention consistsin the construction hereinafter described and particularly recited inthe claims.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Serial No. 24,254.

The holder 2 is formed from metal, such as britannia or German silver,or other soft metal which may be electro-plated. This cup is ornamentedin any desired manner. In connection with the cup I employ a ring 3formed with a series of fingers 4 which extend down into the cup thering having its upper edge 5 turned outward to rest upon the upper edgeof the cup 2. As a fastener I employ a band 6 which surrounds the upperedge of the cup and the edge 5 of the ring, and the adjacent surfaces ofthe cup, flange and band are united by soldering or other means and theexterior surfaces finished by electroplating or otherwise. The ring 3with its inwardly projecting fingers 4 is formed from spring metal, andthe fingers will readily yield-for the insertion of the bottle and graspthe same so that it will not be accidentally displaced. The methoddescribed of uniting this spring ring with the cup produces a neat andeconomical finish for the upper edge of the cup.

I claim 1. A bottle holder comprising a cup and an independently formedring having integral spring fingers said ring having an edge extendingover the edge of the cup, substantially as described.

2. A bottle holder comprising a cup, an independently formed ring havingintegral spring fingers, the ring formed with an outwardly extendingflange adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the cup, and a band surrounding the cup and overlapping the edge of said flange, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT R. KINTZ.

I/Vitnesses CONSTANT K. DEOHERD, ALBERT M. MAYNE.

